Monday, March 14, 2016

I have come across the following Canadian genealogy, history and heritage websites, social media, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too.

This Week in Canadian History

March 2, 1927 – The British dominion of Newfoundland wins a 25-year boundary dispute with Canada. Labrador, which had been claimed by Quebec, is awarded to Newfoundland.

The territorial limit between Québec and Newfoundland in the LABRADOR peninsula, at over 3500 km long, is the longest inter-provincial boundary. It has not yet been surveyed and marked on the ground.

A typhoid epidemic in Ireland claimed thousands of lives and left hundreds of children orphaned as families fled to Grosse-Île. As Global's Raquel Fletcher reports, a new play aims to illustrate how the tragic event brought people together.

This course is a basic overview of how to use Ancestry’s Canadian website, Ancestry.ca, but there are many useful hints for anyone starting out on Ancestry no matter in which country you're researching.

Since 1996, every second year, the Kelowna and Distinct Society of Kelowna, British Columbia, has a large conference entitled Harvest Your Family Tree.

This conference is a three-day event which will be held this year from Sept. 26 to 28 in Kelowna, Registration forms will be available from the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society website at www.kdgs.ca, printed forms at the KDGS Genealogical Reference Library, located on the second floor of the downtown branch of the Kelowna Library on Ellis Street, and you can contact them by email atconference@kdgs.ca, or call 250-763-7159.

Ontario Genealogical Society Conference

Word has reached us that the OGS has accepted a bid to host the 2018 OGS Conference in Guelph, Ontario put forward by the Scottish Special Interest Group [SIG]. Christine Woodcock will be conference chair.

So stay tuned for further developments.

32nd Gene-O-Rama of the Ottawa Genealogical Society

The conference will be held from April 1–2, 2016 at the Confederation Education Centre, 1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario which is at the corner of Hunt Club Road & Woodroffe Avenue.

International Genealogy Conference UNLOCKING THE PAST 2016 will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the The Beach Club Resort, Parksville, British Columbia of the Qualicum Beach Family History Society in British Columbia.

Word has reached us that the OGS has accepted a bid to host the 2018 OGS Conference in Guelph, Ontario put forward by the Scottish Special Interest Group [SIG]. Christine Woodcock will be conference chair.

While tearing down some of the interior walls of the historic Holman homestead in Summerside, P.E.I., new owners Jenny and Ken Meister made a fascinating discovery — a personal letter about an important time in Canadian history.

Developers offered a sneak peek of proposed plans for the former Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday night.

It's been three years since Canada Post vacated its former office on West Georgia Street. Developers Bentall Kennedy hope to turn the property into a mixed-use tower with residential units and retail space.

Canadian Stories this Week

SPRING!

How are you adjusting to the time change for the spring that took place this weekend? It was all helped by sunny skies and good spring temperatures in Ottawa, but tomorrow we are back in the spring showers.

And the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) moved to its new spot this past week. They kept us posted by pictures (and video) on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ontgensoc/, and it looks like it went without a hitch.

Just a reminder, you can contact them at 2100 Steeles Avenue, Unit 202, in Concord, ON. Our telephone number will remain: 416-489-0734 or toll-free at 1-855-MYROOTS (855-697-6687).

What does Canada look like to you?

The Canadian Museum of History is currently building its most ambitious exhibition to date - the Canadian History Hall. One of the features of the new Hall will be the a dynamic entranceway filled with illustrations representing Canada. As they are choosing the images, they want to hear from you. What does Canada look like to you?

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Booklet #1 - The War of 1812: Canada and the United States

The booklet, “The War of 1812: Canada and the United States”, gives a synopsis of the causes of the War, and details the battles that took place (who, where, and when), and which included British forces, Blacks, and Aboriginal warriors who fought on both sides of the conflict.

Booklet #2 – Migration: Canada and the United States

These headings offer good examples of those who came to Canada, or of Canadians who left for the U.S, and why. The booklet gives a synopsis of what records to look for, the books written on the subject, where to find online resources, and a bonus list of some famous Canadians who migrated to the U.S.